Winter 2000 Mechanical Engineering
Department Seminar Series

All seminars, unless otherwise noted, will be held in room 2233 GGBrown starting at 12:30 p.m.

Date

Seminar

Info

Host

January 
14 
William Schultz (University of Michigan)  
Manufacturing of Glass Fibers for Composite Applications 
 
n/a (Internal Speaker)
  
21 
Krishna Garikipati (University of Michigan
A lattice-based micromechanical continuum formulation for coupled composition-mechanics in polycrystalline solids 
 
n/a (Internal Speaker)
  
28 
Uri Kirsch (Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology; Visiting Professor, University of Michigan)
Efficient-Accurate Reanalysis of Structures 
 
n/a (Visiting Professor)
February 
Robert Lucht (Texas A&M University
Nonintrusive Pressure/Temperature Measurements and Multiple Species Measurements Using Advanced Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Techniques 
 
M. Wooldridge
  
11 
Ahmet Yigit (Kuwait University; Visiting Professor, University of Michigan) 
Low-Velocity Impact Dynamics: Characterization, Scaling, and Control 
 
n/a (Visiting Professor)
  
18 
Albert Pisano (University of California, Berkeley
Data Storage using MEMS Technology: Recent Research Results and Future Trends 
 
K. Saitou
  
25 
Jack Howard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Combustion Generation of Fine Atmospheric Particles of Health Concern 
 
M. Wooldridge
March 
No seminar (Spring Break)     
  
10 
Galip Ulsoy (University of Michigan
A System for Keeping Cars on the Road: Co-Pilot or Back-Seat Driver? * 
 
n/a (Internal Speaker)
  
17 
No seminar (External Advisory Board visit)     
  
24 
David Reuss (General Motors Research
Large-Scale Cyclic Variability and Turbulence of Reciprocating IC Engine Flows
 
V. Sick
  
31 
Steven Rodgers (Sandia National Laboratories)
State of the Art Actuation Systems for MEMS
 
S. Kota
April 
Panos Papalambros (University of Michigan
The decision-making paradigm in design: successes and challenges* 
 
n/a (Internal Speaker)
  
14 
Kon-Well Wang (Pennsylvania State University
Self-Contained Active-Passive Hybrid Damping Treatments utilizing Piezoelectric Materials 
 
D. Brei